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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Temple, Greater London
TR19 inspection across Temple and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Temple is no exception.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
About our TR19 inspection in Temple
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. The work covers wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and extracts that have never been grease tested.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Temple is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Temple (SE1, WC2H, WC2B)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Temple
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it as part of every survey.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Temple kitchens: local notes
Look up Temple on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3,889 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 848 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Temple, up to about a mile and a half out. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. The fire and rescue service for Temple is London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Commuter trade near London Blackfriars station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Where a hall near Temple Church, or anywhere in Temple, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Temple is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Temple and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Every address in SE1, WC2H and WC2B is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square or anywhere close by, we can help. Temple sits on or near the A4 and A40, which makes travel easy for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Temple Bar (1 mile north), Blackfriars (1 mile east), Aldwych (1 mile west), Clare Market (1 mile north-west) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Temple
Around Temple, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near St Mary-at-Hill, Garden Bridge and London Nautical School. Other local landmarks include The Devereux pub (under half a mile north-west), British Library of Political and Economic Science (less than half a mile north-west) and Mercers' School (less than half a mile north). Temple has its own railway station: London Blackfriars station. Nearby you’ll also find Gabriel's Wharf (less than half a mile south-east) and Montfichet's Tower (within half a mile east). For a walk, there’s Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Temple
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing access panels found on survey
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Clement Danes CofE Primary School or anywhere near Temple, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
What affects the quote in Temple
You will get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Leave it or put it right?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Temple a current picture. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Temple
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- We diagnose before we treat
- Photo reports with every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Diary the next grease test and clean
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
FAQs for Temple
Which fire authority looks after Temple?
Temple is in the area of London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can school kitchens in Temple be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 75 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Temple. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we usually come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we’ll survey first.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so following it is the sensible course.